Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Gut Bacteria Lack Diversity in Humans, Says Study

A new study suggests that the microbial flora in the guts of humans is much less diverse than that of the African apes. The study adds that this is an apparently long evolutionary trend that appears to be speeding up in more modern societies. Based on an analysis of how humans and three lineages of ape diverged from common ancestors, researchers determined that within the lineage that gave rise to modern humans, microbial diversity changed slowly and steadily for ...

Read More

No comments:

Post a Comment